BHF Pushes for Reforms After 'Unrealistic' CMS Fee Increase - Juta MedicalBrief

BHF pushes for reforms after 'unrealistic' CMS fee increase - Juta MedicalBrief

The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has slammed the industry regulator’s guidance on contribution increases for 2027, saying it has failed to consider soaring healthcare costs, and risks creating unrealistic expectations among members, reports Business Day. It has now written to the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) calling for implementation of reforms recommended by the […]

BHF: CMS’s contribution guidance could create unrealistic expectations – Moonstone Information Refinery

The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has called for structural reforms to contain healthcare costs, saying lower medical scheme contribution increases cannot be achieved through contribution guidance alone. The call follows the Council for Medical Schemes’ recommendation that contribution increases and cost assumptions for 2027 be anchored at 3.8%, in line with the South African Reserve Bank’s 2027 inflation forecast. The benchmark is not a cap…

BHF calls for structural reforms to contain medical scheme costs - Inside Politics

The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has said that the Council for Medical Schemes’ (CMS) 3.8% contribution increase benchmark for 2027 risks creating unrealistic expectations unless government and regulators also act on the underlying healthcare costs pushing medical scheme contributions higher.